Willson et al v. HMTQ et al (Western Boundary of Treaty No. 8)
Summary Overview of the Case Historical Documents Treaty No. 8 (June 21, 1899) 1900 Map of Treaty No. 8 Composite Map - Interpretations of the Treaty 8 Western Boundary Court Documents Pleadings Writ of Summons (August 4, 2005) Statement of Claim (August 4, 2005) Statement of Defence of Canada (February 22, 2006) Statement of Defence of Kaska Dena Council (March 29, 2006) Further Amended Statement of Claim (May 2, 2006) Amended Counterclaim of Kaska Dena Council (September 29, 2006) Amended Third Party Notice of Kaska Dena Council (September 29, 2006) Statement of Defence of Plaintiffs to Kaska Dena Council's Counterclaim (October 30, 2006) Requisition and Electronic Document Exchange Protocol (February 9, 2007) Second Further Amended Writ of Summons (November 20, 2007) Amended Statement of Defence of the Attorney General of Canada (January 23, 2008) Statement of Defence of the Attorney General of Canada to Kaska Dena Council’s Amended Counterclaim (January 29, 2008) Amended Statement of Defence and Counterclaim of British Columbia (February 2008) Plaintiffs' Reply to the Amended Statement of Defence of BC (April 16, 2008) Plaintiffs' Statement of Defence to the Counterclaim of BC (April 16, 2008) Notice of Trial (April 17, 2008) Plaintiffs’ Response to British Columbia’s Demand for Particulars (August 1, 2008) Further Amended Statement of Defence of Canada (October 8, 2008) Fifth Further Amended Statement of Claim (October 20, 2008) Notice of Change of Solicitor (November 26, 2008) Notice of Change of Solicitor (June 5, 2009) Notice of Discontinuance of Fort Nelson First Nation (June 11, 2009) BC's Notice of Discontinuance of Counterclaim against Fort Nelson First Nation (July 8, 2009) Notice of Change of Solicitor (July 23, 2009) KDC's Notice of Discontinuance of Counterclaim against Fort Nelson First Nation (Oct. 21, 2009) KDC's Notice of Discontinuance of Third Party Proceedings against Fort Nelson First Nation (Oct. 21, 2009) Motions KDC Motion to be Added as Defendant Willson et al v. British Columbia & Canada (Attorney General of), 2006 BCSC 228 - Reasons for Judgment of Edwards J. (February 10, 2006) Order of Edwards J. (February 10, 2006) Plaintiffs' Motion to Strike KDC Counterclaim and Third Party Notice Willson et al v. British Columbia et al, 2006 BCSC 1436 - Reasons for Judgment of Johnston J. (September 26, 2006) Willson et al v. British Columbia et al, 2006 BCSC 1436 - Corrigendum to Reasons for Judgment of Johnston J. (September 29, 2006) Willson et al v. British Columbia et al, 2007 BCSC 343 – Reasons for Judgment of Johnston J. (March 12, 2007) Plaintiffs' Motion to Amend Pleadings and Strike KDC's Third Party Notice Affidavit #2 of Chief Roland Willson (October 26, 2006) Affidavit #2 of Alex Ridout (October 31, 2006) Notice of Motion (November 1, 2006) Willson et al v. British Columbia et al, 2007 BCSC 342 – Reasons for Judgment of Johnston J. (March 12, 2007) Memo of Johnston J. – July 4, 2007 Willson et al. v. British Columbia et al, 2007 BCSC 1324 – Reasons for Judgment of Johnston J. (August 31, 2007) Johnston J.'s Order of August 31, 2007 BC's Motion to Stay / Prophet River's Motion to Remain a Plaintiff Oral Reasons for Judgment of Mr. Justice Johnston (February 2, 2009) Oral Reasons for Judgment of Mr. Justice Johnston (December 12, 2008) Prophet River's Leave to Appeal Application Prophet River's Memorandum of Argument (March 31, 2009) Canada's Memorandum of Argument (May 25, 2009) McLeod Lake Indian Band's Memorandum of Argument (May 29, 2009) Plaintiffs/Third Parties' Memorandum of Argument (June 2, 2009) British Columbia's Memorandum of Argument (June 3, 2009) Oral Reasons for Judgment of Levine J.A. (June 5, 2009) Notice of Change of Solicitor (August 10, 2009) Order of Lowry J.A. (August 25, 2010) Orders and Directions Order of Edwards J. (February 10, 2006) Notice of Assignment of Case Management Judge (March 26, 2006) Order of Johnston J. (March 12, 2007) Johnston J.'s Order of August 31, 2007 Consent Order to Amend the Second Further Amended Statement of Claim (August 19, 2008) Consent Order adding McLeod Lake Indian Band as a Defendant (September 22, 2008) Order of Johnston J. (December 12, 2008) Order of Johnston J. (April 2, 2009) Order of Johnston J. (February 2, 2009) Evidence na Legal Team for Treaty 8 First Nations The Plaintiffs are a group of four BC First Nations which are adherents to the historic Treaty No. 8:          West Moberly First Nations          Halfway River First Nation          Saulteau First Nations          Doig River First Nation Christopher Devlin                   Allisun Rana Devlin Gailus       Allisun Rana Law Office Barristers and Solicitors       Barristers and Solicitors Suite C-100, Nootka Court       102, 620 - 12th Avenue SW 633 Courtney Street       Calgary, AB Victoria, BC V8W 1B9       T2R 0H5 Tel: 250.361.9469       Tel: 403.455.3673 Fax: 250.361.9429       Fax: 403.452.9803
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